Friday, December 9, 2011

Nuggets (translated) from "Jerusalem Zur Zeit Jesu" by Jeremias

From the eastern Nile Delta came the transparent linen garment which the High Priest wore on the morning of Atonement Day. p.41.
On the evening of Atonement Day the High Priest was clothed in a garment from India. p.39.
In the gruesome history of the Herodian family poison played a great part. It was imported from Egypt. p.41;
A woman suspected of adultery was bound in the temple square with an Egyptian rope.p.41
Pottery forbiden in Jerusalem because of the smoke?p.5
Regarding the olives from Perga they would be would be pure after being transported through heathen territiory if pressed in Jerusalem.
It is not impossible that the youth mentioned in the arrest of Jesus in Gethsemane is the composer of the Gospel of Mark. The family of the same dwelt in Jerusalem a spacious house which later came the assembly place of the Christian community. Acts 12:12.p.7
The wood of Jerusalem consisted of cinnamon trees from which when heated gave a pleasant odor. p.7
Check this in the ancestry names of  Joseph, said to be father of Jesus; The numerical equivalent of the Hebrew
"David' is 4-6-4 = 14 and times the three letters of David 3x14= 42.Or the 70 (according to some MSS) names = the ten periods of world history . With the birth of the Savior we are in the eleventh day or period. Will give page citations from Jeremias: JzZJ. pretty soon. about 18,000 priest in Judaea and Galilee at the time of Jesus. Jerusalem's population about 600,000. Few hundred priests needed to wash the hanging to the front court of the temple.Levites number about the same as priests.pages 232-252/
Re:Eunuch in Acts 8: Unusual for pilgrims to travel on vehicle. Walking thought to be meritorious. Eunuch not full (complete) Proselyte due to being an Eunuch?
Among the lowly regarded by the echt Israelites includes shepherds and physicians. Why? Shepherds were inclined to adulterate herds with pure stock. No buying wool or milk from them or those mixed with goats.
Physicians cater to the rich and neglect the poor. (pages 61,67,68) .Some thought both occupations should be kept to the Vorhof of the Temple area.Pontius Pilate did a good thing once by bringing a water pipe into Jerusalem. What were barbers doing in the Temple court? Taking of the Nazarenes who had completed their vows, taking care of the newly ordained Levites and cleansing of the lepers.Pontius Pilate ran a much needed water line into Jerusalem but a riot ensued after it was learned that PP raided the temple treasury to fund it. Required 30 soldiers to put down the unrest. Sounds like they did  pretty much like to Jesus.
Caesar Augustus (29-14 B.C.) gave the 400 personal guards of Queen Celopatra who died in 30 B.C. to Herod. The guards were from Gall and Cleopatra gave them to Augustus. Herod allegedly had Gallisch soldiers let his brother-in-law, Jonathan (Aristobul) drown in a bath in Jericho. page 72.
Mischna says King permitted to have 18 wives, at the same time, and the Talmud gives two ancient opinions that 24 and 48 could be permitted. Herod the Great had 10, 9 of whom were living at the same time.Rhoda and Malchus were non-Israelite slave. Malchus is a Nabatean Arab name. See Acts 12 and John 18 respectively for Rhoda and Malchus.

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